Jauz, Laidback Luke, and Chocolate Puma express their opinion on pre-planned DJ sets

Following his performance during this year’s Lollapalooza in Chicago, Jauz posted a long post on Facebook regarding an experience he had at the festival. The American artist shared that prior to the event, he had initially planned his set but unfortunately forgot to transfer the music he wanted to use to his USB stick. As a result, he had no other choice but to “wing it”, or improvise the tracks that he was going to play in front of the massive crowd, to which he felt relieved afterwards for finishing up the set in a good note.

Jauz then concluded his post by stating that since a number of DJ’s pre-plan their live sets, it does not instantly mean that they cannot spin the decks ad-lib. He also added that whether a DJ pre-plans his or her set or performs in an impromptu manner, the only thing that matters is that every single member of the audience is entertained.

This recent post certainly garnered a lot of attention from fans and artists alike. A few specific DJ’s who responded to Jauz’s post on social media were Dutch legends Laidback Luke and Chocolate Puma, who are both renowned around the world for their incredible skills behind the decks. Laidback Luke, in particular, posted a series of tweets talking about his thoughts on Jauz’s post as well as pre-planned sets in general.

I don't even know what this means. You actually plan a set track by track out pre-hand? Or you forgot the selection of tracks

— Laidback Luke (@LaidbackLuke) August 9, 2016

Cause if it's a fully pre-planned set, you got balls to come out clean like this, but it's absolutely not the way to perform.

— Laidback Luke (@LaidbackLuke) August 9, 2016

Let me start by saying I love @Jauzofficial As a dude and producer. But let me give some of you some tips to become more confident DJing.

— Laidback Luke (@LaidbackLuke) August 9, 2016

Just like producing, DJing requires a lot of learning. There's a ton of theory involved which will benefit you, just like producing.

— Laidback Luke (@LaidbackLuke) August 9, 2016

It's a shame that a lot of DJing producers, don't stick enough time into developing DJing. It's fun and so much more powerful!

— Laidback Luke (@LaidbackLuke) August 9, 2016

So right now there's a ton of basic producer performers out. And a ton of bedroom DJs who could smoke you but never get a chance.

— Laidback Luke (@LaidbackLuke) August 9, 2016

As one of the most talented disc jockeys in the business, Laidback Luke truly provided some valid points on the art of DJing. Responding to Luke’s posts, Jauz tweeted back:

Good to hear that! Way to go. You fired up a nice discussion there!

— Laidback Luke (@LaidbackLuke) August 9, 2016

Aside from Laidback Luke, Chocolate Puma also provided some insights on DJing through Twitter:

we put a lot of effort & time in preparing our sets, but we never pre-plan them. our sets are always totally improvised.

— Chocolate Puma (@ChocolatePuma) August 9, 2016

that's the beauty of dj'ing, to create something with the crowd that has never existed before and that will never happen again

— Chocolate Puma (@ChocolatePuma) August 9, 2016

sometimes it's nerve wrecking, but the reward and the rush is everything. pre-planning sounds boring to us. guess it's each to its own 😉

— Chocolate Puma (@ChocolatePuma) August 9, 2016

Also what sometimes happens is that a crowd has to get used to you. Don't panic, do your thing and try to win them over

— Chocolate Puma (@ChocolatePuma) August 9, 2016

H/T: Dancing Astronaut